Both Uses
liberate
in
The Laughing Man
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- In his hours of liberation from the Comanches, the Chief was John Gedsudski, of Staten Island.†
liberation = the act of being set free
- However, the Dufarges had no intention of liberating Black Wing, whom they feared and loathed.†
*liberating = setting free
Definitions:
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(liberate) to set free -- as from prison, political oppression, persecution, expectations...
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In chemistry liberate can specifically mean to free something (such as a gas) from a compound through chemical reaction. Even more rarely, liberate is used in a humorous way as a synonym for stealing (taking without permission).